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occasion meaning in Sanskrit

अवकाश avakāśa

/əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/

occasion in Sanskrit: अवकाश (avakāśa), प्रकरण (prakaraṇa), योग (yóga), अवसर (avasara). In English, occasion means a favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.

Sanskrit words for occasion

occasion, opportunity
अवकाश avakāśa, प्रकरण prakaraṇa, योग yóga
occasion, moment, favorable opportunity
अवसर avasara
occasion, circumstance
काल kālá
the occasion or subject of a conversation
प्रस्ताव prastāva
occasion, incident, conjuncture, time, opportunity
प्रसङ्ग prasaṅga
occasion, circumstance, effectuation, cause
क्रम kráma
occasion, opportunity for
स्थान sthā́na

English meaning of occasion

  1. noun A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
  2. noun The time when something happens.
  3. noun An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
  4. noun Something which causes something else; a cause.

Full definition of occasion

occasion in a sentence

  • At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation.
  • On this occasion, I'm going to decline your offer, but next time I might agree.
  • I had no occasion to feel offended, however.

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Questions about occasion in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of occasion in Sanskrit?
Occasion in Sanskrit is अवकाश (avakāśa), प्रकरण (prakaraṇa), योग (yóga), अवसर (avasara).
occasion इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Occasion: अवकाश (avakāśa), प्रकरण (prakaraṇa), योग (yóga), अवसर (avasara).
What does occasion mean in English?
Occasion means a favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “occasion”: अवकाश, अवसर, काल, क्रम. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: occasion (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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